work out
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As card fees increase, issuers are adding more brand-partnered perks that help the math work out for the consumer—statement credits at specific stores or restaurants or other benefits that make that heftier fee worth it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"I feel like a 16-year-old who's just left school and trying to work out what I want to do with my life," he jokes.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
She always ordered the priciest thing on the menu and bought gift cards when the men gave her money for groceries in case the relationship did not work out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
It was hoped that conflicts could be managed through diplomacy or, if that didn’t work out, through military strategy.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“But we were outnumbered. The train brings tourists. The blue willows bring hummingbears. Everybody should be happy. Only it doesn’t always work out that way.”
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
